Create Easy Mockups
I just happened upon the slickest site for creating phone, tablet, and laptop mockups: Magic Mockups. Those of you who have ever needed to put a mockup of an app or website into a mobile device image know that it usually takes Photoshop or a professional design job if you don’t have Photoshop. Well, this cool little website makes it super easy to create them yourself right in your web browser. All you have to …
All About That (Data)base
I have a lousy memory but a fabulous database system. Wolf Trap Opera gets frequent inquiries about the tools and processes we use to track the thousands of singers who audition for our company. The answer? A robust Filemaker Pro database. I’ve suffered unhappily through forced usage of Access, Quark and other clunky database programs. Unlike these cousins, Filemaker is customizable, elegant and versatile. Its capabilities far outreach what most of us need, but it is …
Reaching Millennial Donors
Are you tired of hearing about millenials yet? Since we’re the next generation of donors, audience members, volunteers you might just get used to us. If my Facebook feed says anything, we are single handedly responsible for bringing pumpkin spice lattes back in September. We’re not all that bad. In fact, we’re actually learning to be pretty good and generous. According to the Millennial Impact Report, nearly 40% of us gave amounts between $1-50, and …
5 Resolutions for ’15
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By now you’re fully back in the post-holiday work groove, but it’s never too late to make (or follow through) on some 2015 resolutions to make sure that groove doesn’t become a rut. With the sense that there’s probably always room for improvement in these areas, here are 5 resolutions we can all get behind in 2015: 1. Adopt the Email Charter Yeah, I know – I mentioned this in my Christmas Wish List too. …
Thank you for the authoritative read on this issue. To me, being able to actually see the icon in the…